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LYMAN BENNEAT, OF AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK.

Leners Parmi No. 74,9747; ma Mmh '3, 1ste.

IMPROVEMENT IN DEVICES FOR CUTTING OUT BANDS AND FRONTS OF DRAWERS.

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To ALL WHoM rr MAY CONCERN-=` Be it known that I, LYMAN BENNET, of Amsterdam, in the countylof Montgomery, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Device for GuttingB-ands and Fronts of. Drawers; ,and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make l and useithe same, lreference being had to the accompanying drawings forming port of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and improved method of cutting the fronts and bands of drawers, and it consists in an arrangement of adjustable guides for the cutting-knife and clamp or press-bar in` connection thercwith, for holding the cloth, the whole being arranged upon a table for the purposes designed, aswill be herein more' fully described.

Figure 1 represents uV top or pla-n view'of the table, with a guide and press-har'attached.

Figure 2 is a cross-section of Iig. 1, through the line :c rr, showing the folds of cloth, in red lines, secured under the `press-bar. h l l v l Figure 3 represents tho guides, both for the'bands and fronts, the latterin dotted lines fto show its position on the table when in use'.

Figure 4 is a detached view of the guide for the fronts.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the ta'ble, made of suitable size and form for the purpose designed. B is a. guide, which is secured on the table by pins, which enter holes in the table, which pins are indicated by a a. On this guide B there is a clamp or press-bar, C, which is detachable from the guide, as the guide '.B isdetachable from the table.

In the operation/of cutting, the guide B is first placed upon the table, as shown, and the cloth is secured to it un'der the press-bar C, which is buttmed, as seen in fig.' 1. The cloth-is then cut tothe lengths of the bands by means of a. knife, the edge ofthe press-ifar forming( :t guide for the knife while cutting. When this is done, B, with the press-bar, is secured in'pln-ce -upon `the table A, the bar B serving as a guide to the cuttingknife, -and the press-bar C holding the cloth in place Vduring the operation of cutting,

D is a guide, which is now placed o'n the.table', and secured to it by pins or dowels, in the same manner lthat B was. This guide has angular edges, b'b, as seen in the drawings. E is a guide for the cutting-knife, which is secured to the table at one end in 'a stationary block, c, and held to or against a stationary block at the other end, marked e. F is the guide for the, fronts. To cut these, thel guide D is removed and F is attached to the table by pins in the same manner, and the cloth is reversed, in the process of cutting, against the inclined sides d d, the same as before, so-that the fronts are cut wider at one end than at the other, while the cloth is out up evenly.

In both cases the cloth is secured under theguideE while being cut. In this manner the bands and fronts of drawers may be cut of a. uniform shape and size, and in the most expeditious manner.l

By the usual method of cutting bands and fronts for drawers, theclotlris folded 'to form some twenty or more thicknesses, und placed smoothly enalarge block of wood and markedo' by a pattern. The cloth thus folded is cut lengthwise and crosswise'by means of a wide chisel, the handle of which is struck by o. mallet or hammer.

Patterns of suitable shape are some-times placed upon the cloth as guides, and by means of a sharp knife the cloth cut thedesired shape. But by this method ot' cutting, the patterns frequently more to a greater or less extent, as they areheld by the hand, and destroy the shape of the fronts and bands. As the knife necessarily follows the guide, any uovement of thelatt-er makes -an irregular cut. By m-y arrangement of the guides this diiiiculty is avoided, as the guides arent all times held rigidly in place. I am aware that these guides may he permanently attached to a table or platform of suitable size. I do not, therefore, clziiin them ns detachable, in the manner described, but, having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new,.and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The arrangement upon the table A of the guides B, D, and F, press-bar'C, and knifeguid'e E, as herein described, for the purpose specified.

LYMAN BENNETT.

Witnesses:

H. P. KLINE, H. K. BENNETT. 

